After a few days I am struggling with the definition of the front and back of my Fiat 127 concept. This is a hypothesis in the developing world, but for which I want to give some anticipation already. I tried to observe the appearance of this myth of the Italian automobile production, adding something personal, to make it even more modern. And here is the result ...

My restyling of the legendary Fiat 127 sees its start in 2008 , with a number of difficulties , given the formal aesthetics now " obsolete " and difficult to re-proposable "in toto" nowadays . This does not mean , however, that the success of the 127 also lies in the originality of its lines , printed by Pio Manzu , and if these lines still manage to evoke strong emotions , this is due solely to the " validity " of the project.These days I've got to admire the splendid work of restyling proposed by the talented designer David Obendorfer that has been able to revive the myth of the Fiat 127 , respecting its characteristics but also adding design solutions that blend well with the current trends.My humble proposal starts from a sketch made ​​in 2008, where I tried to start from the feelings that I harked observation of the peculiarities of 127: square muzzle , upright gait rear windows , vertical windshield , belt line , tailgate and other compliance however, the small design details that make it special.Of course, the difficulty to update a model of its kind showed up on time and so I decided that I will show you after several attempts , to shelve the project . This year, however , driven by the superlative work of Obendorfer , I was more stubborn and , taking up the project in 2008 , I jotted down a few sketches ... Starting from the assumption , perhaps wrong, I think of the 127 as a small coupe , I tried to emphasize this sporty , without neglecting its versatility, its fundamental value .

It is notpossible to determine theexact moment whenI started mypassionfor the car,not to mentionthatfor off-road...a segmentthat I have rarelytreated, given mypredilection forcitycar.Carefullyreviewingmy drawingsfrom1988 to the present, however,I realized, to my surprise,that some "jeep"isalways coming outover the years,inthe form of asketch ordoodle...And in recent years, my effortshave focused on there-releaseof some models:Labaro,Ramon,Squazy,Kubo.Some of them areoff-road"tout court",while othersidentify themselvesbetter in theSUV category.

It is an exercise in style on Labaro, off-road small, citizen by vocation. The first Labaro dates back to 1990, and refers to the spartan Lada Niva. In 1993,followinga second versionmore spacious andrational.In 1994 heproposeda new versionspacious and moderninspired by theMitsubishiat the time.In 2004,Labarogets even biggerand approaches,in the lines, in theSUV category.This year I havetried topropose aLabaro,reached itsfifth edition, closer to thesources:compact, versatileandwith a linea little morepleasant...

Ramonis a project ofSUVsin 2007,which I am veryfond ofbecause it is oneof those designs that, as soon asyou are doneto achieve them,you are happy.Do you thinkthere is nothingto change,nothing to add,thenabout him,after a few years, and alreadyconsidermakinga few modificationsto improve it,update it, compare itto some othersuvinproduction.So this year,I tried to updatethis workwith some modifications,increasing the lengthof the vehicle,especially in the front.I'm notyet100% convinced.I think I'mon the right track,but also having todo a lot...